Mechanism for supporting magnetically gyroscopes



March 17, 1925- T. ROSENBAUM MECHANISM FOR SUPPORTING MAGNETICALLY GYROSCOPES 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept.- 1, 1921 A mll iillil .n

March 17,1925- T. ROSENBAUM MECHANISM FOR SUPPORTING MAGNETICALLY GYROSCOPES Filed Sept. 1. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2- UNITET) TENT 6 P 'TLEEGDG? 'RQSENBAUISL OF BERiffi, GERMANY.

MECHANISM For; SUFPOKITI'NG maeivew'iclxmy' eYeo cePes.

Appii e t-i dn filed September 1,- 1521 Serial 1%. 4971788.

have filed applications for patent in Ger many, Jan. 30, 1920; Germany, Feb. 20, 1920: ancl France, Jan.- 29 1921),- of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvemeiits in a mechanism for magnetically stabilizing gyros c'opes and the object O'f theinvention to provide an'apparatiis iii which the gyroseope or gyroscope's' are suspended in such a manner that the masses may be turhed (in several axes. v

With this and other objeet-s in View the invention consists of an improved c'omhin-atien of parts hereinafter fully described in the specification aiid pointed out in the claims forming apart Of this spe'ific'atiOi-L The invention is Clearly illustrate'tl il'it-he accompanying Cl'raWings, in which? v Fig. 1 is a sic'le elevation of the invent-ion in eenrieetion with One g'yiosco'jpe, Fig. 2 is a top plan View thereof,- and Fig. 3 is a top Plain View partly iii section of a system containing two gyr'esce'pes in connection with mechanism for ma netically stabilizing the same.

Referring now, more particularly, to the :1' ceoinpanying drawings there is provided a rotary mass a pivoted in the inner frame or ring the frame Z) being moiiiltecl fer horizontal i-o cking mO'Vement as at: b 6 iii the rectangular outer frame cj, the latter revolving in turn on the standards (Z by reason of the horizontal axis Attached to the lower part Of the rectangular frame 0" are the eleetromagnets e and 7 While the circular p ate 9 is carried by the top of said frame 0 for a urpose that will appear. Beyend the path of swinging mqvemeni; of the frame 0 arid the parts carried th reby are arm ture pieces h and z, the same being i ranged opposite to the magnets and f for oadtion therewith. A lever 76' is fixed to the upper journalling trunnion 0f the inner frame; Z) and carries conducting pins Z and m Whifiih move back and forth on the plate in di rections corresponding to the movements of the gyroscope. The lever 70' is insulated from its sup pert by a disk n of non-'conclficting material. On the plat 9 are iii-ra ged iii circular series aplurality "(sf spaced taste, 0'; p, g, and '1' for eoaeti-ng" with the 4 pins Z and m; Swimming wires 0' extend from the eo'ntaets 0 and 77 and eeiiie'ect with a source (if eleGtriei-ty shell as battery 8,- the latter in turn being arranged in circuit with the coils of theniagiiets e and f wiiese' i The other cQfittet-s g and 7' are electrically co'tiiiee'tecl with the o posite ends 01 the coils Of the magnets 6 and c011- clu'eting' Wires 6 tliefeby' eoih jletiii-g' the 'cir'cfiit's between the eo'nusets'arnd the The stabilizing feature Of the mechanism is effected in the following manner; An impulse actingen the system revoking the axis 6 iiiClicate'tl iii the drawing the 211- row is equal to'a statie immeiit M a; the same axis; In Opposition t6 the pressure the gyr'ose 'ope remains siihstantial-ly smasher-y while the frame Q roeks counter eleckwis'e on the vertical ai 6 Z9 teasing the pins Z and m to engage the ontacts 0 ahtl q thereby closing the corresponding circuits; This action energi'zesthe ihagiiets eeusing'thein to attract the armature pieces 1 017 reversingt'he i-Oc'k'ing movement of the frame 0' thereby prothfiiiig another moment M opposite to the momentM Wllldl15 if M is greater than M,- ferces' the gyroscepe to swing until tion's, whereupon this ope'rztt-ieri may he repeated ercantinuea. In cons quence of the coaction just mentidnecl the electric direuits are alternately macle and broken for the sake (if carrying the impulses indicated by the t.- Y

the pinsfhave reached their neutral posi- Fig. 3" a stabilizing system i's'fshqw l'i I containiiig two or more gyr'escopes. The

rotary masses it and '0 are pivoted in the rihgs w ndm the latter iii tur' i being pivoted in the duplex rotating'frame g on the axis 2. Radially of the vertical was 2 are electromggnets a 25 a d}, the latter being itfliit'ecl t6 the fiairl'e Thejl'lagliets 4Z1 aiid 0 act the stabilizers for the eatery body a qn the dne' sid While the ma -nets b d as stabili er-era the'ietery body 4; an the otherside Midas ap sent these magnetsimy be elee'tfieally ofine dted with the rings 10' am ir'ciiits (if a ehar,-

acter similar to those repfesented by the form shown in Figures 1 2'. Beyond the path 6 of swinging movement of the gyrqscopic system an irqnring f is opposedt torthe fonr mggaets a 6 e and 0Z -i1i such a menfier that the linesof'migfitic power mustbe directed tangential to the center of ers illustrated with a system of two gyro- 1 the swinging, that is to say, 'theiron ring representing the stabilizing system must lie either below or above the plane of the magnetic poles. Owing to the use of the magnetic stabilizscopes, such as shown in Fig. 3, the idea in matter will be easily understood. The main purpose of the invention is the mechanism for magnetically stabilizing the gyroscopes and by reason of the mounting of the mechanism the gyrosoopesare allowed perfect liberty in revolving within the stabilizing mechanism without the possibility of con tact. In addition alljimpulses acting on the apparatus of rotating masses immediately produce reactionary impulses working from one system to the other by magnetic attraction. .The peculiarity of this invention is the fact that within the same system several gyroscopes are simultaneously arrested from without by magnetic impulses since the rotatingmasseshave the tendency ofevading the impulses falling upon them rectangularly and of thus producing magnetic powers counteracting and annulling the -.primary effect until they have reached again their normal positions. I

Under the four axes in the drawing g hi, i and 1 0 the axis g is distinguished by falling' in with the symmetrical plane of the vertical direction whereupon it may be called the symmetrical axis of the system. The axis h is rectangular to the symmetrical axis 9? while the axes 2' and k again inclosing with the symmetrical axis angles of are situated parallel of the rings of the rotary bodies. The direction of the movements of the gyroscope may be derived from the tendency of the rotating masses slowly to enter with their swinging planes into the directions of impulses applied therefor. The fettering of the system to the axis k is eifected by the rotary body it supported by the magnets a and '0 the fettering to the axis 2' by the rotary body v supported by the magnets b? andd Impulses around the axis it must produce symmetrical 1nove ments while impulses to the axis 9 eflect divergent positions of the g'yroscopes.

One may obtain a new and useful result from the magnetic stabilizing-mechanism represented in Fig. 3 by providing the rotary bodies u and o with a fixed symmetric angular elevationf In consequence thereof from the'rotationgof the two gyroscopes annulling each other within the system until aresulting swing arises, for instance, if p is the angle of elevation and 9 they swing of either gyroscope,

=q /2 sin 10 and inasmuch as the whole system obtains a momentum in the horizontal direction system a resulting plane of rotation in the vertical direction. Secondly, the frame y is fettered in the horizontal plane by gravity and Thirdly, the rotary masses u and '0 are fettered in asettled angle of elevation by gravity or by an elastic or magnetic material.

' Thus it is apparent that the system represented by the frame y in reaction to the rotation of the earth working as a single top revolving on the axis 71 is meridian seeking at any rate in the same manner as it is known from other gyroscopic compasses. I

It is also to be noted that the frame 3 must in each instance be suspended soas to swing with respect to two horizontal axes, the iron ring 7 may be either rigid as by being fixed on a vessel or suspended so as to swing. When the iron ring f is rigid as mentioned there must be a sufliciently great space between the plane of this ring on the one hand and the pole plane of the magnets a, I

6 c and (Z on the other, so that under'certain conditions, for example, heaving twist ing movement of the vessel; the magnetic impulses acting on the frame y areJprevented from taking an undesired, for example, reverse direction. On theother hand, when the iron ring is oscillatably suspended, the space between the two planes mentioned may be less, if the ring is stabilized'by a special gyroscope horizontally. The oscillation may be free with respect to one as well as two horizontal axes. On marine vehicles it is generally suliicient to havethe ring f movable only relatively to the longitudinal axis of the vessel. 7

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. The gyro scopic apparatus in combinaoutside gyroscop-ic system and working as opponent pole of the said magnets.

the apparatus includ.

' 2.- In a gyroscoplc apparatus in combination a system of gyroscopes, a device for magneticallystabilizing the apparatus n- CIuding a number of electromflgnets an the said magnets in correspondence with the precessions of the ,qvroscopes. and a horizontal oscillatably. suspended ring of mag netic material situated outside the gyro scopic system and working as opponent pole of the said magnets.

3. In a gyroscopic apparatus in combination a system of gyroscopes, a device for i'nagnetically stabilizing the apparatus including a number of electromagnets arranged round the vertical central axis of the apparatus, automatic means for exciting the said magnets in correspondence With the precessi-ons of the gvroscopes a horizontal oscillatably suspended ring of magnetic material situated outside the gyroscopic system and Working as opponent pole of the said magnets and means adapted tostabilize the said ring in its horizontal plane.

4. In a gyroscopic apparatus in combination a system of gyroscopes, a device for magnetically stabilizing the apparatus including a number of elect-romagnets arranged round the vertical central axis of the apparatus. automatic means for exciting the mid magnets in correspondence with the processions of the gyroscopes. a horizontal ring of magnetic material situated outside the gyroscopic system and Working as opponent pole of the said magnets, two disks, syn'nnetri -al and oblique. rotating in rings, the axes of said rings being arranged to each other in an angle in a horizontal plane, means securing the oblique situation of the disks and means indicating a horizontal direction.

In a gyroscopic apparatus in combination a system of gyroscopes, a device. for

magnetically stabilizing the apparatus including a number of electromagnets arranged round the vertical central axis of the apparatus. automatic means for exciting the said magnets in correspondence With the the precessio-ns of the gvroscopes. a horizontal oscillatably suspended ring of magnetic material situated outside the gyroscopic system and working as opponent pole of the said magnets, two disks, symmetrical and.

oblique, rotating in rings, the axes of said rings being arranged toeach other in an angle in a horizontal plane, means securing the oblique situation of the disks and means indicating a horizontal direction. a a

6.- In a gyroscopic apparatus, in combination a system of gyroscopes', a device .for magnetically stabilizing the apparatus including a number of electro-magmets arranged round the vertical central axis of the apparatus, automatic means for exciting the said magnets in correspondence with the prece'ssions of the gvrosco-pes. a horizontal oscillatably suspended ring of magnetic material situated outside the avroscopic sys tem and Working as opponent pole of the said magnets, means-adapted to stabllize the said ring in its horizontal plane,two disks,

symmetrical and oblique, rotating in rings,

the axes of said rings being arran ed to each other in an angle in a horizontal plane, means securing the oblique situation of the disks and means for indicating a horizontal direction.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses. DR. THEODOR ROSEN'BAUM. itnesses: i

R. HEERING, K. MARQUARD. 

